Produced
by Seventh Channel’s Manickam
Narayanan and directed by Magizh
Tirumeni, this film stars Sanjay
as the male lead with three
heroines-Pooja, Ekta and Lizna.
Music is by Sai Thaman who has
tuned six songs for the album.

Indre Indre...Vocals: Ranjith.Lyrics: Priyan

The merest rustle of wind instruments,
strings and drums accompany
this song, giving us soft contentment.
Plus the Sankarabaranam raga
scale helps too. The chorus
that goes ‘Mudhal Murai-
-’ following the swaras
‘ ga ri sa ni sa ri ga
ma ga ri sa’ has a lot
of ‘sowkyam’ to
it. Could be a hit, like Ranjith’s
earlier ‘Mazhaiyae’.

Pesum Poove...Vocals: Krish,
Suchitra. Lyrics: Vivega

Another soft duet, but differently
structured! The speedy salvos
where the boy wonders what is
it about his girl that

made
him fall for her are delightful without
being in-your-face. Minimal notes from the
guitars and keyboards with just a flash
of wind (clarinet?) notes.
Manadhin Adiyil... Vocals:
Priyadarshini.Lyrics: PriyanAcoustic Drums: S.Thaman

This number stands out for its technical
aspect. By choosing the madhyama sruthi
of the 3-kattai scale in Harikamboji raga
for this song, Thaman has been able to play
around briefly with the ragas Sankarabaranam,
Natabairavi and Karaharapriya which fall
partially on the same scale. The result
is a fascinating piece, with not much instrumental
distraction. But one has to strain to hear
the words. Nice, anyway, to listen to!

Maya...Vocals: Naresh Iyer, Janani.
Lyrics: Rohini

The song has a somewhat ’repetitive’
feel to it, maybe because of the raga used.
Is it the harp you hear as a drizzle at
the start? The lyrics suffer, having been
stuffed into the rhythm. Also you wonder
sometimes if what you hear is the voice
or an instrument!

Kanavena...
Vocals: Haricharan, Suchitra. Lyrics: Rohini

A song that has emotions tumbling around,
so adequately reflected by the instrumental
pieces (the swirling Kiravani notes-pa ma
ga ri sa, sa ni dha pa ma ga------ and going
up to ni sa) and the Tamil and English raps
too. But the mettu, again, has a heard-before
feeling. Haricharan’s vocals are brief
here.

Mundhinam Paarthen... Vocals:Thaman,
Suchitra. Lyrics: Priyan

Aah, a neat Jazz-feel number, truly. The
waft of sax, trumpets and the gentle cascade
of keyboard notes leave you feeling sated.

Verdict:

A heartening effort from this young man
this time, after his ‘Eeram’.
The music is tastefully put together, especially
the acoustic guitars. There is a ‘country
music’ feel to some songs. Subtle
choreography will stand them in good stead.